Sex allocation of three solitary ectoparasitic wasp species on bean weevil larvae: Sex ratio change with host quality and local mate competition

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-33

  Nishimura, Kinya ^a,c   Jahn, Gary C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS; ANISOPTEROMALUS CALANDRAE; BRACONIDAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS CHINENSIS; COLEOPTERA; DINARMUS BASALIS; HETEROSPILUS PROSOPIDIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PTEROMALIDAE; VESPIDAE; VIGNA ANGULARIS;

EID: 0006671219     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02350089     Document Type: Article

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